From May 13 to 15, everything at Messe Erfurt will revolve around additive manufacturing. Rapid.Tech 3D will be opening its doors for the 21st time - making it the oldest trade event in Germany dedicated entirely to additive manufacturing (AM).
Keba will be presenting its flexible and open robot and automation solutions at Automatica. This year, the Linz-based full-service provider for industrial automation is placing particular emphasis on customized solutions.
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Training and further education
A clear commitment to the location: the testing machine manufacturer ZwickRoell is building a training center for training and further education at its headquarters in Ulm for around 11 million euros.
ABB is expanding its portfolio of fully autonomous mobile robots (AMR) by equipping the AMR Flexley Mover P604 with 3D Visual Simulataneous Localization and Mapping (SLAM) navigation and the user-friendly AMR Studio programming software. The launch marks another milestone in the development of versatile, efficient and user-friendly AMR.
With immediate effect, Dr. Johannes Schmalz becomes the third member of the management board. The vacuum specialist from Glatten in the northern Black Forest is thus securing its long-term future as a family-run company in its fourth generation.
DMG Mori: In-house exhibition Bielefeld
At this year's in-house exhibition in Bielefeld, DMG Mori will be providing insights into the world of modern machine tool technology and an outlook on the production of the future.
The first quarter of 2025 resulted in an overall increase in orders of 4% - the first positive quarterly balance of orders in three years. March also closed with an increase in orders of 4%.
International Federation of Robotics
The US automotive industry is investing more heavily in robotics and automation: the number of installations rose to a total of 13,700 units in 2024 - an increase of 10.7 %. This is according to preliminary results from the International Federation of Robotics (IFR).
For process-critical circuits in electronics, high demands are placed on the tolerances of electronic components. The aim is to precisely adjust resistance and capacitance values using laser processing.
To realize an unusual status display for automation solutions, a manufacturer of plastic parts needed a flexible partner to implement the unusual idea - in this case a very special design of an RGB signal light.
